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A review by lorien13
Amalia: Diary 1 by Ann M. Martin
4.0
Oh. My. Goodness. What a ride of a book! Talk about hard to read and yet I couldn't put it down. I'm shaking. What middle grade book that wasn't Harry Potter or Percy Jackson did this to me? None. Until now.
Amalia is dealing with a grade A psychotic abusive boyfriend. Who isn't even her boyfriend the whole book. As a thirteen year old she's having one hell of a time trying to figure out her feelings and what to do.
And that ENDING!!! Oh my goodness, talk about sinister! Yes, SINISTER! Wow.
I was scared going in because I read about her second book, spoiling James in this one (though from their FIRST interaction it was obvious to me), but BOY am I glad I did! I think, going from an adult perspective, that it's so important to show this kind of relationship because 1 in 3 teenage relationships are abusive. And about 1 in 3 of my friends relationships in high school and middle school were abusive in just this way. And not all of them went unscathed like Amalia did. I think I may have to put this on a list to show to my teenagers when I have them. My mom showed me things like this when I was 12 or 13 too, just in case. And both of the guys I dated probably were abusive, but I ended it way early.
A must read, I've got to say. If none of the other books are, this is a MUST READ.
Amalia is dealing with a grade A psychotic abusive boyfriend. Who isn't even her boyfriend the whole book. As a thirteen year old she's having one hell of a time trying to figure out her feelings and what to do.
And that ENDING!!! Oh my goodness, talk about sinister! Yes, SINISTER! Wow.
I was scared going in because I read about her second book, spoiling James in this one (though from their FIRST interaction it was obvious to me), but BOY am I glad I did! I think, going from an adult perspective, that it's so important to show this kind of relationship because 1 in 3 teenage relationships are abusive. And about 1 in 3 of my friends relationships in high school and middle school were abusive in just this way. And not all of them went unscathed like Amalia did. I think I may have to put this on a list to show to my teenagers when I have them. My mom showed me things like this when I was 12 or 13 too, just in case. And both of the guys I dated probably were abusive, but I ended it way early.
A must read, I've got to say. If none of the other books are, this is a MUST READ.